Grooming for Cockers, Long Coat Dachshunds, and Cavaliers

The pin Brush is necessary for dogs with long, flowing coats. 

Deep Penetration: Cocker Spaniels have a silky, dense coat. A pin brush reaches deep into the fur to remove loose hair and prevent mats from forming near the skin.

Gentle Maintenance: Unlike stiff slicker brushes, a pin brush is gentle on a dog's delicate skin. It is perfect for everyday brushing or "line brushing" (parting the hair and brushing small sections from the skin outward)

Oil Distribution: The pins stimulate the skin and spread natural oils throughout the coat, keeping their signature floppy ears and long "furnishings" (leg/belly hair) soft and conditioned.

Follow with a Comb: After brushing, go through the coat with a steel comb to ensure there are no hidden tangles left behind

I use the Paw Brothers Flexible Slicker on the shorter coats, and for the feet and ears.

Maintaining the coat is the pet owner's responsibility. It’s important to keep the coat brushed and combed once a week.

In maintaining the flat coated dog, the dog should be double brushed, and combed weekly or anytime the dog gets wet.. Brush the dogs completely removing any loose hair, comb, then brush again.

Pro Tip: Use this brush to remove those pesky hitch hikers from your dogs coat.

This brush is my favorite dematting brush. It quickly removes tangles from your dogs' coat.

Pro Tip: Only use this brush to remove the mats, this is not a maintenance brush.

The comb is an essential piece of equipment to have in your coat care toolkit.

Pro Tip: Use this comb after the brush out to check for tangles and prevent mats.

The carding knife can be used to remove undercoat on the back, neck, hips, and shoulders of your terriers like the Scottish Terrier and the West Highland White Terrier. 

Keeping the undercoat removed helps the coat to keep nice texturee and reduce shedding.

Pro Tip: Hold the tool at a 45 degree angle while combing through the coat while kepeing the skin held taut.

The course stone when dragged over the hard coat removes the course, loose guard hairs. When used on areas where there is short soft downy undercoat growing back in, it removes this wooley fur. It’s important to remove this fur about 2 weeks after stripping by defuzzing the dog. Because this soft undercoat will fill in before the new guard hair pushes through. If there is too much undercoat present, it will inhibit the good, rich colored coat from breaking through properly.

Pro Tip: Lightly glide this stone over the coat with a little pressure while holding the skin taut.

This tool is helpful for removing shedding coat on clipped dogs with at least 1/2 inch of coat.

Pro Tip: Only use this tool with the lay of the coat ( in the direction that the coat naturally grows).

I recommend getting both the fine and course tooth versions. The link is for the course.

A good quality anti static spray helps to reduce static in the coat making brush out sessions a breeze.

Pro Tip: Mist the legs with Magic Mist before brushing to reduce static.

Brushing your pets teeth daily helps to prevent expensive dental bills and keeps your pets breath fresh and clean.

Pro Tip: Putting your pet on a non slip surface helps them to feel safe. Be careful not to hold to dog covering the soft area just behind the nostrils, as this blocks their airway.

Use these eco friendly tooth brushes to keep your pets breath fresh.

Ear cleansing is esesntial every time that the dog gets wet. This helps to prevent ear infections by drying moisture, as well as removing wax and debris.

Pro Tip: Fill each ear canal with the solution after the rinse, but before the towel dry. Rub the base of the ear, and allow the dog to shake it out. Then lightly blot the ear dry.

Caution: Do not use in abnormal looking ears, if the ears have a dark brown discharge, redness, swelling, or other discharge, seek veterinary help.